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RockyLinux 9 : xorg-x11-server (RLSA-2026:82015)
high Nessus Plugin ID 365547
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:82015 advisory.* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Privilege escalation via crafted RandR provider property requests (CVE-2026-93521)
* xorg-x11-server: xwayland: xorg-x11-server: Arbitrary code execution via double-free in XKB geometry handling (CVE-2026-88812)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Out-of-bounds write via unvalidated modifier in ProcXIPassiveUngrabDevice (CVE-2026-93523)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2545164
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2545174
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 365547
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-82015.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/14/2026
Updated: 10/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 96.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-93523
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-source, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xephyr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xnest, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xorg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:xorg-x11-server-xvfb
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2026